Bruyere Jean de la 1645-1696
A man often runs the risk of throwing away a witticism if he admits that it is his own.
Aristotle 384-322 BC
Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.
Bacon Francis 1561-1626
Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.
Guitry Sacha 1885-1957
You can pretend to be serious, but you can’t pretend to be witty.
La Rouchefoucauld François Duc de 1613-1680
What is perfectly true is perfectly witty.
Meredith George 1828-1909
Diana of the Crossways
A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.
Stendhal 1783-1842
If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.